Meet Ash, Auri, Dan, Harry, Sophie, Reuben and Will… our county’s newest firefighters. They’ve been welcomed into Essex ...

Since the earliest days of organised fire fighting, the need to protect the fire-fighters from falling debris has seen the use of specialised head gear. Insurance Company Fire Brigades wore leather ...

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is investing in more frontline firefighters, better daytime availability and a new state ...

Basildon is a wholetime fire station, which means firefighters are based at the station 24/7. Billericay is an on-call fire station, which means firefighters living and working within 5 minutes of the ...

Crews are in attendance at a fire in Felsted. We were called to Braintree Road today (Wednesday 29 April) at 10.34am. Crews from Braintree, Chelmsford (two), Halstead, Dunmow, Leaden Roding and ...

With incidents increasing by 17% in five years, Essex firefighters are preparing for growing demand alongside new and changing risks across the county. Jet fuel storage, more than 400 high-rise homes ...

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a second floor flat in Clacton tonight (Friday 30 December) When crews arrived they reported the second floor flat was engulfed in fire and full of ...

Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire at a three-storey building at Lime Tree Court, Saffron Walden. On arrival, crews reported the fire had damaged the roof and the third floor of the ...

Crew managers are in charge of the crew and the fire appliance. They wear a yellow helmet with two bars and have two bars on their epaulettes. Other duties: they deputise for the Watch Manager they ...

The Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 (RPEEP) ...